Chapter 125: Love Stops Like Rain

"Doctor, what is Nozomi's condition like...?"

"Just as we guessed at the beginning, his songs can affect Honkai energy to a certain extent, and vice versa, Honkai energy can also affect his songs to a certain extent, and then affect him... just like now."

Mobius pulled up Nozomi's physical examination report and spoke slowly.

"Although his body shows no signs of being eroded by Honkai, a weak Honkai reaction can be detected in his body... You said before that when Nozomi was at the beach, he heard something talking to him in the sea?"

"Well, Nozomi said that the sound was like a ballad, coming from the sea... but I didn't hear it."

Eden nodded and said.

"That should be correct... Something in the sea reacted to his song, responded to him, and then influenced him in turn... Tsk, this guy really doesn't cherish his own [specialness]."

Mobius frowned but finally spoke.

"In the future, reduce... no, forbid him to approach the seaside. It would be bad if he came into contact with that thing again. Right now, the Fire Moth doesn't have the energy to deal with the ocean. This is the only way for now... Mei, has your little follower sent any news?"

"Well, Kevin's report has come back... It's a bit unexpected. Although there is an Honkai reaction there, it is not strong... Based on the wavelength, it seems to be some special ballad."

Mei copied a report and wavelength data and handed it to Mobius, pushing up her glasses and said.

"From now on, this is a [ballad] that will only have an impact on Nozomi."

"This is really not good news... it is too targeted."

"What about Nozomi himself? How is he?"

"See for yourself."

Mobius handed Mei the recent detailed data.

"Hmm... There are no signs of Honkai erosion, nor signs of infection with the 'Honkai Disease', but a weak Honkai energy can be detected in the body... Along with this, there is a bit of drowsiness, and even dreams... huh?"

"And Nozomi's mood has been a little unstable recently. Compared to before, he has become a little... fragile."

After hesitating for a while, Eden also spoke.

"I can tell that one of you and Sakura has to be by his side these few days, otherwise he'll seem very nervous, as if he's going to lose you at any moment... I think his dream has affected him."

"It seems that it is certain that Honkai energy will have an impact on people's mental state... I have to pay attention to it in the future, Mei, and tell the guys in 'Fire Chaser' when I get back."

"Well, I will negotiate with the people from the Fifth Science Department later. Their research has reached the end stage, and I hope they can come up with results in the near future... This will also solve the problem of the backlog of patients."

Mei rubbed her temples to ease the slight headache caused by her many thoughts.

"Okay, don't think too much, don't be so distressed, after all, there is some good news."

Mobius suddenly said with a smile.

"According to previous tests, the effectiveness of his singing is stronger than before. Apparently, the Honkai energy in him enhances his singing... If we can analyze it, we should be able to copy it and free him."

"Yes, but the premise of everything is that... before we figure it out, his body won't show any signs of Honkai or erosion."

Mei said calmly.

Knock knock——

"Hello~ excuse me~?"

A light and lively voice followed the gentle knock on the door.

"Yeah~ Mei and Eden are here~ That's great~?"

"Elysia..."

Mobius felt a headache when she heard the voice, while Mei and Eden nodded to Elysia as a greeting.

"What are you doing here again? Elysia..."

"Mobius, do you hate me so much? That's sad~ But... I'm sorry, I'm not here to play with you this time~ I want to see Nozomi's physical examination report and understand his condition."

Elysia clasped her hands together and made a pleading expression.

"If you need it, I can give it to you... I have already scanned the relevant data into the terminal, and you can take the paper copy."

"Thanks so much, Mei~?"

Elysia thanked her and said with a bit of annoyance while reading the report.

"It took me a lot of effort to appease Kalpas a few days ago... In the end, I had to ask the 'Fire Moth' for an extra combat mission, giving him a channel to vent his anger and calming him down... It turns out that he cares about Nozomi too~"

"Besides... everyone has been a little panicked recently, and they are all worried about Nozomi's condition... um... but it seems that Nozomi's condition should be pretty good?"

"At least we don't have to worry about life issues for now."

"That's great~ Ah... By the way, Eden, Nozomi just woke up once? Do you want to go see him? Although Sakura is by his side now, he has been talking about you for a long time~"

"Thank you, Elysia."

Eden nodded, then nodded to Mobius and Mei as a greeting, and then left quickly.

"..."

"Hmm~?"

"...Elysia, if you have something to say, just say it, or are you very free?"

"Oh, come on, don't be too impatient, Mobius~"

Elysia shook her head, her pink hair fluttering, and then she became serious again.

"But I do have something to tell you... The Fire Moth needs you two to come over to discuss whether Nozomi can continue the mission."

"This report should be enough... Tsk, I see. What the hell are those guys thinking of?"

Mobius frowned, then suddenly thought of something. She smacked her lips in unhappiness, not hiding her disdain for the "Fire Moth" in her words.

"Well..."

Elysia spread her hands, looking somewhat helpless.

"I think, in addition to Nozomi's problem, there should also be... the problem of the 'Fusion Warrior Program'?"

Mei pushed up her glasses and said expressionlessly.

"Maybe they hope we stop this research."

"Hmph... those guys won't understand us, and..."

Mobius narrowed her eyes, revealing a dangerous look.

"Now those guys are all relying on Kalpas alone... They can clearly recognize that Kalpas's current strength is at the [non-human] stage, but they can still command him with peace of mind... But when faced with the [non-human] we created ourselves, they showed extreme rejection. It's really ridiculous."

"They can't command Kalpas. Kalpas just likes to fight, and the 'Fire Moth' just happens to provide him with this opportunity... However, once they touch some of Kalpas's taboos, I'm afraid Kalpas will not hesitate to turn his spearhead against them."

Mei corrected Mobius's wording slightly.

"I know, so we must have our own power... power that can match or even surpass Kalpas's so that we can suppress him when he goes crazy. Otherwise, Kalpas alone can destroy the entire 'Fire Moth'."

"Well, well, don't say that. With Aponia and Nozomi here, Kalpas is still easy to talk to."

Elysia tried to smooth things over while leading the two of them towards the meeting room.

"Snort..."

Mobius snorted lightly and made no comment.

"Speaking of which..."

Mei suddenly spoke up as they passed through the corridor.

"Do you think the rain has been going on for too long?"

"Hmm? It seems so... Although the rain is not heavy, it has been raining for several days and there is no sign of stopping."

Elysia looked at the drizzle outside the window and said with some confusion.

"But it should stop soon, right?"

"…I hope so."

Mei slowly withdrew her gaze and no longer paid attention to the rain outside the window.

"..."

Mobius narrowed her eyes slightly as if thinking about something... Unfortunately, the conference room was right in front of her, so she had to suppress this thought for the time being.

...

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"Well... OK, I understand... I'm sorry to bother you these few days, Mrs. Fidel. Nozomi still needs to rest these days, so I'm afraid I can't go back. Well, I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Gunn... OK, I will go back."

"Phew... I'm sorry, Sakura. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to take care of him for the next few days."

After ending the call, Eden said with a hint of apology.

"That's not a problem... But if Nozomi doesn't see you when he wakes up, he'll probably be very nervous, right?"

Sakura asked softly, and at the same time gestured to Nozomi who was sleeping on her thighs, her words sounding quite worried... It was not that she intended to do this, but Nozomi took the initiative to rub against her in his sleep.

Only in this way, when Sakura's scent lingered around him, could his frowned brows in his sleep relax a little. It seemed that only in this way could he get rid of the nightmare that was unknown to others.

...By the way, Eden can do it too, so, during these days, the two of them took turns to take care of him while he was sleeping, and based on observations over the past few days, it was best for both of them to be by his side, otherwise he would always appear particularly panicked after waking up, and that fragile look was surprising and also pitiful.

"…That's true. You can't just leave without saying goodbye."

Eden nodded, then stepped forward and shook Nozomi gently.

"Nozomi... wake up..."

"…Hmm?"

Nozomi opened his eyes a little dazedly and made a cute puzzled sound... Obviously, he had not woken up yet but was just responding to Eden's call in a daze.

"I have to go... I'm sorry, we still have things to deal with. If you want to see me, just call me directly on video chat. I will answer it no matter what time it is."

"Okay... Eden..."

Nozomi propped himself up in a daze, gently grasped Eden's hand, and squeezed it a few times, as if to confirm whether she was still there, and then he gently hugged her, rubbing his head affectionately in her arms, and said sullenly.

"I'm sorry for making you worry..."

"I'm just... a little sleepy... I'll be fine after sleeping for a while... "

He murmured in a low voice.

"Yes, I know, Nozomi, we all know it."

Eden nodded and spoke softly, then gestured to Sakura, and together with her, she took the confused Nozomi, supported him, and slowly walked into the room, put him on the bed, and covered him with a quilt.

Immediately, Eden gently handed Nozomi's hand to Sakura to prevent Nozomi from having another nightmare... After the experiences of the past few days, they had become very skilled.

"If anything happens, tell me."

Before leaving, Eden mouthed to Sakura, who nodded in understanding.

"..."

"sigh..."

The room fell into silence again, leaving only the sound of slight breathing.

"Sakura... you're here, right?"

he doesn't know if it's because of the loss of a familiar breath, Nozomi's confused voice became a little flustered and a little frightened.

"Yeah, I'm here."

"I'm sorry... for making you worry..."

"It's okay. It's not your fault."

"I'll just take a short nap... just a little while..."

"yeah."

"…Sakura, you're still here, right?"

"Yeah, I'm here."

"Okay... that's good..."

After receiving a response again, Nozomi seemed to have finally let go of his nervous heart. He no longer forced himself to stay awake and gradually fell asleep, no longer holding Sakura's hand tightly.

"Thank you... really... thank you..."

"I love you the most... Sakura..."

"...Well, I love you the most, too."

Sakura paused slightly, feeling the strength in Nozomi's hand gradually relaxing. She smiled softly and pinched his palm in return as if telling him - don't worry, I'll be by your side.

...Although she knew that Nozomi's words were spoken in a hazy state, and although she knew that in his heart, her status was probably still not as high as Eden's, but... Sakura was still very happy to hear him say that. Her face turned slightly red with shyness, and her heart was filled with joy.

Therefore, she responded with a smile and expressed her feelings to him... Sakura felt that there must be something wrong with her that she would have such a big reaction to Nozomi's simple words.

But... I don't hate it.

Because at this time, Sakura discovered for the first time that Nozomi was not as dazzling as the stars or as strong as diamonds as others saw him to be... He also had such fragile and fearful moments.

And... this fragility and panic seemed to be because of her and Eden... which made Sakura even happier.

'As expected... there must be something wrong with me.'

Sakura smiled helplessly.

Just like this, Sakura stayed quietly by Nozomi's side, like a flower blooming in silence, until his breathing became steady and he fell into a deep sleep.

After confirming that Nozomi was in a deep sleep, Sakura gently released Nozomi's hand, tucked in the quilt for him, then quietly left the bedroom and began to clean the room in an orderly manner.

Tick-tock——

Outside the window, the rain was still falling gently, and the moist air was blown in through the gaps in the doors and windows by the wind, adding a bit of coolness to the room.

Thanks to her experience in taking care of her younger sister Rin, Sakura had a lot of experience in taking care of people. She was also quite skilled in housekeeping and quickly cleaned the house.

Finally, Sakura returned to Nozomi's side... I don't know if Nozomi noticed something in the middle of the process, but his body curled up as if he was afraid, his brows were furrowed, and his face showed panic, even fear.

"Sakura..."

He recited it softly, with a hint of tears and great sadness.

'He had a nightmare again' - Sakura understood and gently held his hand, trying to give him some comfort.

But this time, it seemed that just doing this was not enough... He was still in a panic, and a few tears flowed from his tightly closed eyes, running down his face.

"..."

Sakura was silent, and then looked around as if she was worried that someone might be watching her.

Then, Sakura seemed to realize that what she was doing was somewhat unnecessary, and she smiled helplessly... It turned out that something was wrong with her.

Looking at Nozomi who was still trapped in a nightmare, she seemed to have decided something. She walked forward gently, with a faint floral scent on her body, bent down, raised her hand, and tucked her cherry-like long hair behind her ears.

After hesitating for a while, she left a light kiss on the corner of his mouth with a slightly red face, like a dragonfly touching the water.

"Don't worry, Nozomi..."

She spoke softly.

"I am here."

After saying that, she sat down beside the bed, holding his hand with one hand, and gently wiping his tears and smoothing his frown with the other hand.

Slowly, his dreams seemed to be soaked in the faint floral scent on her body, becoming beautiful and peaceful.

"sigh..."

In her company, he fell asleep peacefully.

Tick-tock——

The rain outside seemed to have stopped.